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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Veikko Aaltonen (based on a screenplay by)
Heikki Hietamies (novel)
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Release Date:
30 September 2005 (Finland) more
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During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict... more | add synopsis
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11 wins & 5 nominations more
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This film deserves every award it can ever get! more (14 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Topi Majaniemi | ... | Eero Lahti | |
| Marjaana Maijala | ... | Kirsti Lahti - Eeron äiti | |
| Maria Lundqvist | ... | Signe Jönsson - äiti Ruotsissa | |
| Michael Nyqvist | ... | Hjalmar Jönsson - isä Ruotsissa | |
| Esko Salminen | ... | Eero Lahti - nykyaika | |
| Aino-Maija Tikkanen | ... | Kirsti Lahti - nykyaika | |
| Kari-Pekka Toivonen | ... | Lauri - Eeron isä | |
| Brasse Brännström | ... | Isoisä Ruotsissa | |
| Penny Elvira Loftéen | ... | Siv - naapurintyttö | |
| Maria Langhammer | ... | Anna | |
| Leif Andrée | ... | Gunnar | |
| Marie Göranzon | ... | Rouva Grevnäs | |
| Åsa Persson | ... | Opettajatar | |
| Gustav Wiklund | ... | Pappi | |
| Patrick Henriksen | ... | Tuomas - kotiavustaja |
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Also Known As:
Den bästa av mödrar (Sweden)
Mother of Mine (International: English title)
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Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:111 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Submitted by Finland to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (U.S.A.) for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards. more
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I used to think that it's silly to cry over something like a movie and that it's only girls that do so - until now. I felt like being torn apart when realizing the pain Signe felt when she realized that there was nothing in the world she could do to keep Eero.
It was beautiful to see the development of the bond between Signe and Eero, and it made the outcome so hard to bear. It was easy to understand how deep wounds were left in the souls of the Finnish children that were sent to "safety" in Sweden during WWII.
This is a film everybody should see. It shows a depth I have NEVER seen on the movie screen.
Thank you Klaus Haro!